Dozens of Taliban attack a police checkpoint, killing 4-10 police. Swift attack and rebels all escaped.
Guardian 1/12/04;
BigNews.com 1/13/04; AFP 1/12/04 at 8:40 AM;
Day : January 14, 2004
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near US base at Khost airport
Paktia
About a dozen rockets
Explode near to airport at about 11 PM. Fired from mountains south of Khost city. No injuries.
AFP 1/15/04 at 7:10 AM
Day : January 15, 2004
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near village of Khakrek, 55 kms. north of Kandahar
Kandahar
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About 40 rebels attack convoy near Khakrek, bringing a local leader to his office. The 40-minute fight results in 3 dead Taliban and 2 dead soldiers.
Daily Times 1/18/04; jang news 1/18/04;
Day : January 18, 2004
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Sawghataq (Saghatho) village in district of Charcheno (Char Chino)
Uruzgan
10-11
US air raid by an AC-130 gunship
At 4 AM, 11 civilians killed (incl. 4 children, 3 women) in another US bombing attack on this tiny village perched on a small hill. Col. Hilferty at Bagram propaganda center admitted five dead militants. The 11 victims were buried on Sunday and residents were very angry and scared. About 100 Afghan and 30-40 US troops had been in area in past 2 days, arresting 10 suspects. EVEN KARZAI admitted on the 31st that 10 civilians had been killed in the raid. 250 people from Char Chino district went to protest to the governor.
Reuters 1/19/04;
AP 1/19/04 ;
Reuters 1/31.04;
WSWS 1/20/04 - D. Walsh ;
AP 1/20/04 ;
Jang.news 1/20/04 ;
Dawn 1/22/04 ;
Photos taken by AFP's Shah Marzai.
US base at Deh Rawud
Uruzgan
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Bold daylight raid by 15 Taliban with RPGs and assault rifles upon the US base, injures 3 US Special Forces soldiers. One attacker killed.
AP 1/19/04 at 4:53 AM PT;
Reuters 1/19/04 at 6:19 AM ET; jang.news 1/20/04.
a compound in Kabul city
Kabul
Canadian troops in early AM raid , arrest 16, seize drugs, cash, weapons
Toronto Star 1/19/04 - T. Pedwell
Day : January 20, 2004
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on a pass near Char Chino district
Uruzgan
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6 AM explodes as vehicle with troops and relatives explodes.
Reuters 1/20/04 ;
Day : January 22, 2004
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Kabul
ISAF troops arrest 3 officials in Hekmatyar's Hezb-io-0Islami group, incl. a Abu Bakr, suspected of involvement in planting the mine which killed 2 Canadians.
Jang.news 1/23/04
Day : January 23, 2004
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near Qalat
Zabul
Late Friday ambush upon Zabul official, injures 2 guards. Fight erupts for 1 hour. ! rebel arrested.
Dawn 1/25/05
Day : January 24, 2004
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Pak officials claim to have arrested a Taliban Mullah Abdul Manan, former Taliban governor of Sar-i-Pol and Badghis provinces. Taliban say person arrested is Maulvi Adan.
AP 1/24/04 at 10:36 AM ET;
Arab News 1/2004 - Huma Amir Malik; jang.news 1/25/04; Jihad Unspun 1/26/04.
Gov't office in Jalalabad
Nangarhar
bomb
Placed near office, explodes and injures people (incl. 4 children). Several rockets hit another gov't building in a separate district of Nangarhar.
Reuters 1/25/04 ;
Day : January 25, 2004
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houses at foot of mountain in Narang district
Kunar
US bombing
Pre-dawn bombing of mud brick village near Asadabad. Allegedly dropped on area from which rockets were fired on a US-led military base near a river bed. No injuries.
Reuters 1/25/04;
Jihad Unspun 1/26/04 ;
Jang.news 1/27/04
Kunar
US warplanes
Fired on suspected militants, but killed only two mules
Jang.news 1/27/04
road checkpoint
Helmand
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Troops at checkpoint ordered car to stop but it did not. Soldiers opened fire. 4 persons killed and 3 soldiers at checkpoint injured in exchange of gunfire.
Jang.news 1/27/04
Day : January 27, 2004
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Kabul
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At 8:25 AM, Canadian troops on vehicle patrol attacked, one killed, 10 persons injured (incl. 3 more Canadians), an Afghan civilian killed too. Bomber attacked 3rd vehicle. Taliban takes responsibility.